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Bucks County’s Valley Youth House Offers Shelter and Care to Our Most Vulnerable: Homeless Children
Some of the kids have fled abusive homes, or have even escaped human trafficking.
Pat LaMarche
October 11, 2024
Pat LaMarche
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Former Bucks County Congressman Patrick Murphy and Democratic VP Nominee Tim Walz Worked Together 13 Years Ago to Help Overturn ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
September 20 marks the anniversary of the elimination of this discriminatory military practice.
Pat LaMarche
September 20, 2024
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Pennsylvania’s Latino Voters Could Have a Huge Impact on the Presidential Election
The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) recently released data indicating that Pennsylvania’s 580,000 Latino voters could impact the national, as well as state races.
Pat LaMarche
September 15, 2024
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Bristol Township School District Reaps the Benefits of Pennsylvania’s Historic, New Education Funding
“Our school district … had been underfunded for years,” said local State Rep. Tina Davis.
Pat LaMarche
September 2, 2024
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Can a Constitutional Amendment Save the Country from the Supreme Court’s Sanctioning of Authoritarianism?
“Our constitution is founded on a system of checks and balances. It’s really essential for that to work, that the executive not be above the law,” said Common Cause Pennsylvania’s Philip Hensley-Rubin.
Pat LaMarche
August 20, 2024
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Swing State Union Leaders Discuss How Trump and Project 2025 Would Be A Nightmare for Workers at DNC Press Conference
They also called for worker unity and a coordinated effort among various unions to push Vice President Kamala Harris over the finish line in November.
Pat LaMarche
July 26, 2024
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After SCOTUS OK’s Criminalization of Homelessness, Pennsylvania Democrats Plan Legislative Response to Protect Rights of the Unhoused
State lawmakers want to prohibit municipalities from enacting laws punishing residents simply because they have nowhere to live.
Pat LaMarche
July 7, 2024
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Pennsylvania House Bill Guaranteeing Women Access to Contraception Actually Passed with Some GOP Support. We’ll See About the State Senate
“One hundred thirty-three yes votes on birth control means lawmakers in Harrisburg are realizing that voters in Pennsylvania do not want politicians deciding their birth control questions,” said the bill’s sponsor Rep. Leanne Krueger.
Pat LaMarche
June 28, 2024
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When Two Capitol Police Officers Who Defended Democracy on Jan. 6 Visited Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Republican Lawmakers Added Insult to Injury
“The Republicans’ disrespect, lack of patriotism and even common decency, epitomizes the poor behavior that so many in the MAGA movement have adopted,” said Speaker McClinton.
Pat LaMarche
June 7, 2024
The Surprise IRS Move to Support Pastors’ Political Endorsements Leaves Faith Leaders and Legal Experts Divided
July 10, 2025
Raymond Chang, president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative, warned that a repeal of the Johnson Amendment could help tether some congregations to certain parties or candidates.
A Bayard Rustin Archive Aims to Preserve His Legacy as a Queer Civil Rights Activist
July 9, 2025
Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates the West Chester-born civil rights activist, a mentor to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and key architect of the March on Washington.
Democratic Congressional Candidate Bob Harvie Visits Bucks County Manufacturing Business Suffering Under Trump’s Tariff Wars
July 7, 2025
The uncertainty around the Trump administration’s tariff strategy “is creating havoc” for Warminster-based Gamry Instruments.
The GOP’s Budget Bill and Its Federal Funding Cuts Will Harm Bucks County Students
July 3, 2025
“It is heartbreaking to see Congress embrace a budget bill that strips meals and health care away from children and families to fund massive tax breaks for the super wealthy and an unaccountable private school voucher program,” said PSEA President Aaron Chapin.
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: It’s Possible to Be an Advocate for the Homeless and Believe Encampments Are Not a Good Idea
July 2, 2025
The Bucks County Beacons’s reporting on Senate Bill 780 was incomplete and inaccurate, argues the head of the Bucks County Democratic Committee in an OpEd.
